Radioactive Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• rad : a radiation absorbed dose
• fusion : combining two smaller helium nuclei to get energy
• atomic number : the number of protons in an atom
• isotopes : atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons
• generator : a device that stores and puts out energy
• fission : splitting a uranium nucleus in to two smaller nuclei
• half life : time it takes for half of the original sample to decay
• daughter : a nucleus formed by the radioactive decay of a different parent
• beta particle : is an electron
• control rods : controls the rate of fission
• turbine : a rotary machine that extracts energy from a fluid flow
• nucleus : the center of an atom containing protons and neutrons
• parent : a radioactive nucleus that decays to another nucleus
• elements : a collection of atoms that all have the same number of protons
• alpha particle : a helium nucleus
• mass number : the sum of the protons and neutrons
• stable : non-radioactive
• spill : the accidental release of radioactive materials
• radioactive isotope : an unstable isotope